<p>I was interested in self-studying a few APs this year. I will be a junior with no APs. Anyone know of any online classes or tips on how to self study for the APs. My school doesnt offer many APs. I was interested in Psych, Govt', History, and myabe Econ, and Literature. Please posts your comments</p>
<p>Here are a few ways to do this:</p>
<p>the Educational Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY) has a number of AP classes, for more on this see:</p>
<p><a href="http://epgy.stanford.edu%5B/url%5D">http://epgy.stanford.edu</a></p>
<p>Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY):</p>
<p><a href="http://www.jhu.edu/%7Egifted/%5B/url%5D">http://www.jhu.edu/~gifted/</a></p>
<p>Northwestern University Center for Talent Development (CTD):</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/</a></p>
<p>Other more direct self study effort would be to use the Thinkwell electronic textbooks which are used by CTY:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thinkwell.com/%5B/url%5D">http://www.thinkwell.com/</a></p>
<p>Or specifically for AP stats you may want to look at Aleks:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.aleks.com/%5B/url%5D">http://www.aleks.com/</a></p>
<p>For review, of course you can use all the Barrons, Princeton Review, Kaplan, etc. review material. Online you may want to investigate the AP Exam review materials for APEX learning:</p>
<p>Good luck in your efforts and search.</p>
<p>This is another option for self study and just as valid. Good Luck.</p>
<p>Ivy, if you write well, the AP English Language & Composition test is easy -- all you need is an AP Prep book to bone up on language and terminology for the multiple choice section, and a few tips to keep in mind for the writing part. My D. self-studied for the test because, for scheduling reasons, she did independent literature study rather than take AP English her junior year; she got a 4. I think she spent maybe 1-2 hours with the prep book.</p>
<p>My D. also took only 1/2 of an AP Psych course - she came in midyear for spring semester - and again used a prep book to catch up on all the parts she missed, as well as to review the areas she had studied - and she scored 5. I also read her AP prep book -- I thought the book was a great overview of psychology and very interesting, so I can see how it was easy for her to study from. </p>
<p>I think that you could also expect to do well in any area that is one of strong interest for you -- so if you are interested in government and politics, you might find AP Macroeconomics & AP Gov very easy. If you are a real history buff, then you might be able to self-study for AP USH, but if not, that would be a tough egg to crack. It kind of depends on how much knowledge you have already acquired due to your interests.</p>